Dawson v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation , 2013 ND 62 ( 2013 )


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  • Filed 4/11/13 by Clerk of Supreme Court

    IN THE SUPREME COURT

    STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

      

      

      

    2013 ND 63

      

      

      

    In the Matter of the Emelia Hirsch, June 9, 1994, Irrevocable Trust

      

    Timothy Betz, Respondent and Appellant

      

    v.

      

    Emelia A. Hirsch, aka Emelia Hirsch,

    aka Emilia Hirsch, Carolyn Twite, and Duane Hirsch, Petitioner and Appellees

      

      

      

    No. 20120371

      

      

      

    Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Gail H. Hagerty, Judge.

      

    AFFIRMED.

      

    Per Curiam.

      

    Timothy Betz, self-represented, 5118 Hayden Lane, Fayetteville, N.C. 28304, respondent and appellant.

      

    Sheldon A. Smith, P.O. Box 460, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-0460, for petitioner and appellees.

    Matter of Emelia Hirsch Trust

    No. 20120371

      

    Per Curiam.

    [¶1] Timothy Betz appealed from a district court order denying a motion to vacate an earlier order which had reformed a trust.   See In re Emelia Hirsch, June 9, 1994, Irrevocable Trust , 2009 ND 135, 770 N.W.2d 225.  We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1) and (4).  We further order Timothy Betz to pay attorney fees in the amount of $1,000 plus double costs under N.D.R.App.P. 38.

    [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

    Mary Muehlen Maring

    Daniel J. Crothers

    Carol Ronning Kapsner

    John C. McClintock, D.J.

      

    [¶3] The Honorable John C. McClintock, D.J., sitting in place of Sandstrom, J., disqualified.